Use Strength Training to Build a Stronger & More Resilient You
Life throws curveballs. Enhancing our ability to adapt, bounce back and thrive is the key to overall physical and mental well-being. If you want to have greater resilience to handle life’s stressors, it is absolutely crucial to create a strong physical and mental foundation. One of the most impactful ways to do this is incorporating a mindful strength training program into your weekly routine.
Building a Stronger Body, a Stronger You:
Strength training isn't just about aesthetics or toning your biceps (though that is a wonderful side effect)! It's about building strong, functional muscles that support your entire body to do life and the activities you love. This is how this translates to resilience:
- Optimal Muscle Health = Optimal Physical Health: Muscle is the largest organ of your body and plays the key role to regulate blood sugar, manage hormones, and boost your immune system. Strength training, done right, reduces chronic inflammation in your body, optimizes metabolism and supports healthy weight. By prioritizing muscle health, you're laying the groundwork for a strong and resilient body that can better fight off illness and disease now and for years to come.
- Reduced Injury Risk: Strong muscles provide better stability and support for your joints, making you less susceptible to injuries. This not only keeps you active but also prevent setbacks that can derail your overall well-being.
- Increased Bone Density: Strength training helps to build and maintain strong bones, reducing the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. You reach your peak bone density around age 30, but it is never too late to improve the strength of your bones. Did you know you can improve your bone strength at any age, even if you have been diagnosed with osteopenia or osteoporosis?
- Improved Balance and Coordination: Strength training challenges your body to move with control and precision. This translates to better balance and coordination in daily life, reducing the risk of falls and keeping you agile and independent as you age.
Strength Training for a More Resilient Mind:
The benefits of strength training extend far beyond the physical. Here's how lifting heavy things can make you mentally and emotionally fit:
- Stress Slayer: Strength training is a fantastic way to metabolize stress. When used mindfully, the physical exertion and focus required during workouts can serve as a form of meditation, clearing your head and promoting feelings of calm.
- Confidence Booster: Keeping commitments to yourself and seeing gains in your physical performance translate to having greater self- confidence. This naturally spills over into other areas of life.
- Adaptation: When you strength train, you teach your body how to manage physical sensations of discomfort in a healthy way by focusing your mind and breathing through it. This translates to greater resilience outside the gym, giving you the tools to navigate life's challenges – from relationship conflicts to financial stress or a demanding workload.
- Pain Reprocessing Therapy: Combining strength training movements with the confidence and without fear is an extremely powerful way to change your relationship with pain and symptoms. Your brain often needs to learn that movements are safe through safe movement progression and repetition in order to move out of pain.
- Sharper Mind: Studies show that strength training can improve cognitive function, memory, and focus. The challenge of weight training improves blood flow to the brain and builds new neural circuits. In that regard, it can be advantageous to ditch your daily Sudoku for dumbbells a few times a week.
- Endorphin Rush, Positivity Boost: Exercise releases endorphins, those feel-good hormones that naturally elevate your mood. A good strength training session can result in increased energy, less pain, positivity and confidence to fuel your day.
Building Resilience is a Journey:
Let’s ditch the quick- fix mentality and reframe how we approach strength training and healing. While you likely will notice the positive results of starting a weight training practice, the real magic happens with consistent effort over time.
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